Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-10-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Ihe public debt reduction fol
September was s14,247, 1859.
At Washington City, D. c., the
annual report Of the inspector of building.
shows an increase of $4,000, 900 in improve
ments in that city over last year. The
number of buildings erected is 4,746. Ir
the past eight years 30 school building.
have been erected.
The President has granted a pardon
in the case of William Brooks, James Fitz
gerald, Thomas jackson, William Hender
son John Palmer, Reuben Coins and George
Horner, who were convicted in the United
States court for the Western district oil
Arkansas last August of manslaughter, and
whose sentence was suspended. The pardon
is granted on the ground that the convicts
had reason to apprehend bodily harm from
the men whom they killed
Washington Special The residence
chosen by Congressman Macdonald is
situated about a mile and half from the
capitol. Consequently the Judge will have
to do great deal of walking, except in
wet weather. when he will have to use the
line OF street cars which pass by on 8
neighboring street. The house is plainly
but comfortably furnished It is neither
too stylish for q modest man, nor toe
rugged for the reception of welcome guests
from home.
President Angel of the University
of Michigan and Hon. VIM. L. Putnam OF
Maine have been requested by President
Cleveland to assist Secretary Bayard in the
fisheries arbitrat on. Mr.. Putnam, for the
last twelve years has been of counsel for
the government in treaty cases and Pres.
Angel was one Of the commissioners by
whom the last treaty with China was ne
gotiated. Pres. Angel is Republican and
Mr.. Putnam Democrat. 1t is thought
Mr. Chamberlin will reach this country SO
that the negohators may meet in Washing
ton about the middle of November.
Acting Attorney General jerks has
instructed United States Attorney General
Calvin at Boston to take an appeal to the
United States supreme court from the de.
clslon OF the federal court in Boston dis
missing the government suits against the
boil Telephone company
In July, 1885, M. B. Kimball, Of Salt
Lake suffered a loss of $500 by a raid OF
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. Nov. 5 OF
that year he made claim on the govern.
ment for that amount, which claim is now
before the secretary of the interior for con
slderation. The commissioner of Indian
aHa1rs reports Ghe present residence of the
clalman unknown, and the witnesses Of the
affair are dead. The claim is unquestionably
good one, but unless Kimball or some
heirs can be found it must be disallowed In
the fight that took place Kimball was shot by
an arrow 30 miles east of Fort Halleck, and
the arrowhead remained in his body Is
days.
Commissioner Coleman says the
reports continue favorable in regard to the
success of the sorghum sugar industry, both
at Fort Scott and Rio Grande, the sugar
improving in quality and quantity as The
work continues, and that there seems to be
no doubt that genuine success has beer
achieved by the new process He says
letters are pouring in from all parts of the
country asking for full information II
regard to cost of machinery, etc, and
there is every prospect of great sorghum
boom another year which will revolutionize
the sugar industry, and in few years
emancipate our nation from foreign nations
for sugar supply.